The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
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build large hotel at Gettysburg to cost not less
than 100000
THE season at Newport grows longer every
year, so that the winter colony has tecome an
important contingent.
AN estimate places the money spent at Bar
Harbor Me-, the past season, by non-residents
or the State at 1854 400.
A COAL FAMINE threatens Cincinnati on ac
count of the lowness of the Ohio river and the
consequent inability to navigate coal barges.
LORD WoLsELEY has written letter asking
| British employers to give preference to mem
| beers of the reserve and TO discharged soldiers
when choosing their employees.
THE truly good Yazoo, Miss, Delta Review is
responsible for the following: "A pony threw
| boy yesterday on the street, and while he was
| in the air he kicked a bottle of whisky out Of
| his pocket"
| THE American Firm" is the name of an as
ISOLATION of American thieves, who are said to
have recently committed series of mysterious
| robberies in London. The firm not long since
| got away with e3 900 in Bank Of England notes
which have been found in circulation ON the
Continent
'OLD ZIoN," the first brick Methodist Epsco-
| pal church built in Iowa, is located in Burling
ton, and has recently been transformed into
| theatre, and in the house of which was once
| uedTu IefVent eNnOrUaJlOnS anu prayer anu
| songs of devotion and praise, is now heard the
| Jokes of negro minstrelsy and the songs or the
| comic opera.
MAN well-known in st. Louis has, the doc
| tors say, heart forced to the right side and
greatly displaced. and the liver to the left. The
| lungs are compressed, and the stomach badly
| crowded. but the ribs and Sternum being firmly
| set the position is permanent He has been so
| since boyhood, and, with the exception of his
! irregular form, is perfectly healthy man; Con
| sumption or pneumonia, would be sure death,
| they say.
| RARE FISH, the opah or kingfish, has been
caught off the Yorkshire coast The specimen
measured four feet three inches in length, and
is said to be the most beautiful in color and form
| of any fish that nhabits the North Sea. The
| body is blue and black and bronze, studded with
silver stars; the fins verInilion, and the iris
| of the eyes white. The fish has been preserved
| and added to collection of natural history
specimens at Grimsby.
WHAT promised to be an interesting lawsuit
has just been settled in Indiana by compromise.
The State sued the Western Union Telegraph
Company for 81 900 for failing to report its prop
| erty for taxation in 1887 The company's de-
Tense was that the tax levied by the State was a
| trespass upon the province of interstate com
| merce. No taxes it is said, has been paid the
State by the company since 1890, and the terms
| OF the compromise we're that the seven years
| arrearages should be refunded.
THE Chicago Mail has learned that an enter
prising man in Chicago proposes to procure tin
| boxes just large enough to hold ordinary
| sandwich, piece of pie. a flask of coffee and
| Chinese napkin. He will fill light wagon with
| them, and at a certain hour-the lunch hour
| will deliver to his patrons box and contents
| for the sum of 15c. He says his scheme is work
| ing that he has secured over 800 subscribers on
| state and Dearborn streets. As rapidly as his
business increases he will put on more wagons
EXPERTS say that curtains and fine laces can
be made of malleable iron or steel. At the Cen
| tennial Exhibition a piece of steel rolled by
mill in Pittsburg thin that it weighed
| less than book leaf and could be blown off the
| hand easier than paper the same size. The
sheets for steel lace will be rolled down TO low
gauge and the patterns pressed into them. The
| lace can be made light or heavy, and is suitable
| for ladies' and chdren's underwear, and per-
haps for trimming hats, wraps and dresses.
| THE Ex-King of Dude, who lately died at Cal
| cutta, was particular about neatness and
| cleanliness as the proverbial Dutch housewife
| II when walking in his gardens, he found stray
| bird feather among the flowers a few straws
| or withered leaves lying about he would fine the
| gardener and the Waterman of the day three
| days pay. The same penalty was inflicted on
| any indoor servant who left speck of dust or a
scrap of litter about the palace, where floors,
| walls, and furniture were being cleaned and
busted all day long,
THERE is a man of Indian descent named
Pickett Nelson, living in Essex county, Vir-
| ginia, who is veritable giant, being over feet
in height and weighing $40 pounds. His out
| stretched arms measure seven feet four inches
| from the finger tips from his wrist to the end
| of his middle finger is twelve inches. His foot
is fourteen and half inches long and he wears
| a NO. 10 shoe, his lasts being necessarily hand
| made He can easily lift 500 pounds, is about 25
years old, is quiet and even diffident in manner,
and works at a saw mill in Essex.
THE PRINCESS BISMARCK is said to be a frugal
| housewife. Speaking to friend shortly after
man in Posen had left her husband, the Prince,
1000 marks, about $500, she said: Il am so glad
| Bismarck got the money just this tine when he
| needs good steady horse to ride. He always
| refused to buy one on the ground that he
| couldn't afford it. But l told him to use the
| 1000 marks for the purpose. 1t comes in handy
| doesn't it," He has an income of $125, 900
year, and is frequently the recipient of legacies
| from patriotic admirers in every part of Ger
many.
FROM 5000 to 10000 gallons of blood day are
used in making buttons in large factory in
| Bridgeport, near Chicago. About 100 men and
| boys are employed in the factory. The blood
| must be fresh beef blood. A Mr.. Hirsh was the
| first to introduce the business some years ago.
| and is now immensely wealthy. Much of the
| blood evaporateS in the process of drying but
| the pure albumen remains. Blood sheets are
| used by cloth manufacturers for Setting" the
| color in calico goods These sheets, broken up,
will make buttons, earrings breastpns, belt
| clasps combs. and even door knobs. There are
| number of blood utilizing factories in
England, and blood door knob factory in Tren-
| ton, N. j.
| Practical long distance telephoning is now
| only a matter of few months New York
| City is now connected with Philadelphia. and
before the month is out connection will be made
| with Boston, 300 miles distant Service will be
opened by Jan, to Albany, N. Y, and thence
rapidly along the line of the New York Central
railway to Buffalo, Cleveland Chicago and Gin
| cinnati. The rental for an instrument connect
| ing with Philadelphia is 800 month, and to
| Boston will cost $500 per month. The wires for
the service are of a large size and high insula-
| ton. The company which is bringing the new
| system into use is the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company of New York City. The
| subscribers will have the right, of course to
communicate with all intermediate cities and
| towns.
A FUNNY STORY is told about Mr.. Blaine in vi
emma. He was on the steps of the Opera and
saw one whom he thought was his valet, De
| Place, giving his overccat to stranger With
| great dexterity he grabbed at the coat and told
| the stranger to let go. The stranger was H. !
| Cullen Of Brooklyn, who was going to the opera
accompanied by his courier. Cullen held on
| and Johingly remarked that he was good Dem
| ocrat, but he did not think Blaine was bad